WASHINGTON — ASAE announces the 2012 recipients of the ASAE Gold Circle Award that recognizes excellence in association and nonprofit communications. The ASAE Communication Section Council manages the award competition designed to honor associations across nine categories, including annual reports, feature articles, magazines, newsletters, integrated communications campaigns, and innovative communications. Sponsored by TMG Custom Media and R.R.Donnelley, this year’s competition received more than 150 entries.

WASHINGTON — ASAE announces the 2012 recipients of the ASAE Gold Circle Award that recognizes excellence in association and nonprofit communications. The ASAE Communication Section Council manages the award competition designed to honor associations across nine categories, including annual reports, feature articles, magazines, newsletters, integrated communications campaigns, and innovative communications. Sponsored by TMG Custom Media and R.R.Donnelley, this year’s competition received more than 150 entries.

“ASAE’s Gold Circle Award signifies that an association has achieved something exemplary in its communications efforts,” said Michael Boa, chair of the ASAE Communication Section Council. “As communications professionals, we strive for excellence in what we say in print, online, and over the airwaves. The Gold Circle Award is a measure of how well associations do that.”

“This year’s pool of entries demonstrated that associations are increasingly leveraging technology, social media platforms, and innovative solutions to deliver their messages and communications programs,” said Sandra Gordon, chair of the Gold Circle Award Committee and member of the Communication Section Council. “I’m very proud of this year’s winners, and I look forward to seeing how this trend develops with next year’s entries. Given the superior quality of this year’s winners, I am eager to find out which one will receive the Council’s Choice Award. The winner is recognized during ASAE’s Marketing, Membership & Communications Conference in May.”

Each year, the Communication Section Council chooses a Council’s Choice Award, which is bestowed upon the one Gold Circle Award winner that best exemplifies overall effectiveness and excellence. The award winner is announced during the annual Gold Circle Award Ceremony, May 24, at ASAE’s 2012 Marketing, Membership & Communications Conference in Washington, DC.

The Gold Circle Award Committee has unveiled its latest annual edition of the “Effective Communications Practices Guide,” a resource for association and nonprofit professionals in designing effective communications programs.

The 2012 Gold Circle Award Winners

Division A: from an association with an annual overall budget of less than or equal to $2 million Division B: from an association with an annual overall budget greater than $2 million

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